Decisions
This article is accurate for the latest versions of EU3, Napoleon’s Ambition, In Nomine, Heir to the Throne and Divine Wind.
Decisions are another new feature in Europa Universalis III: In Nomine. Like missions, they are a powerful way to help players shape their country; unlike missions, there is more than one decision a player is able to select at a time. Most decisions have major benefits to countries, often making stability cheaper, increasing tax income, or giving free slider moves.
Types
There are three types of decisions: Provincial, Religious, and National. National decisions affect your entire country, religious decisions affect the practice of religion in your country (mainly affecting stability costs and conversions), while provincial decisions affect individual provinces. Many countries will have unique decisions; England/Great Britain, for example, gets a number of naval-related decisions such as "Sing 'Britannia Rules the Waves'", while the Spanish can establish the Spanish Inquisition. One major change from pre-IN versions of EUIII is that all westernisation and unification events are now decisions. You no longer have to wait 50 years or more to unify Germany when you have all the necessary triggers—instead, you need merely select the decision.
Location
National decisions are listed on a new Missions & Decisions tab in the Domestic Management interface, Religious decisions are integrated on the religion tab, while provincial decisions are listed in the provincial information screen, under the button with a scroll and hammer.
National decisions
Unifications and name changes
Icon | Unification decision | Available to |
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Form British Nation ![]() |
British/Welsh culture group | |
Form Chinese Nation ![]() |
Ming only | |
Form Dutch Nation ![]() |
Dutch/Flemish culture group | |
Form English Nation ![]() |
English culture group | |
Form French Nation ![]() |
French/Basque/Breton culture group | |
Form German Nation ![]() |
Hannoverian/Pommeranian/Hessian/Saxon/Bavarian/Prussian/Rheinlaender culture group | |
Form Hindustan ![]() |
Dravidian/Western Aryan/Hindusthani/Eastern Aryan culture group | |
Form Irish Nation ![]() |
Irish culture group | |
Form Italian Nation ![]() |
Latin culture group | |
Form Malayan Nation ![]() |
Malayan culture group | |
Form Mughal Empire ![]() |
Altaic/Iranian culture group | |
Form Persian Nation ![]() |
Iranian/Azerbaijani culture group | |
Form Kingdom of Prussia ![]() |
Brandenburg or Prussian culture group | |
Form Romanian Nation ![]() |
Romanian culture group | |
Form Russian Nation ![]() |
Russian culture group | |
Form Scandinavian Nation ![]() |
Scandinavian culture group | |
Form Spanish Nation ![]() |
Iberian/Basque culture group | |
Form Sardinia-Piedmont ![]() |
Savoy and Sardinia | |
Restore the Byzantine Empire ![]() |
Orthodox countries with Greek culture | |
Forming the HRE ![]() |
Holy Roman Emperor | |
Unite Japan ![]() |
Japanese daimyos |
Nation Specific
Holy Roman Empire
Icon | Name |
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Call for Reichsreform |
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Institute Reichsregiment |
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Reform the Hofgericht |
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Enact Gemeiner Pfennig |
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Ewiger Landfriede |
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Proclaim Erbkaisertum |
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Revoke The Privilegia |
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Renovatio Imperii |
Civic
Colonial
Icon | Name |
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Benign neglect |
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Colonial Expansion |
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Establish a House of Trade |
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Colonial Restrictions |
Cultural
Economic
Governments
Icon | Name |
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Adopt Imperial Administration | |
Adopt Plutocratic Administration | |
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Cult of Reason |
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Formalize Separation of Powers |
Hanseatic League
Icon | Name |
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Join the Hanseatic League | |
Leave the Hanseatic League |
Indian Trade Company
Icon | Name |
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Found Indian Trade Company |
Liberum Veto
Icon | Name |
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Institute Liberum Veto |
Military
Icon | Name |
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Pass Naval Recruiting Act |
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Pass Militia Act |
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Pass Navigation Act |
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Enlist Privateers |
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Establish a Naval Convoy System |
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Pass Anti-Piracy Act |
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Pass Recruiting Act |
Trade
Icon | Name |
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Declare Statute of Monopolies |
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Close Foreign Trade |
Tribal
Icon | Name |
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Reform the Government |
Westernisation
Icon | Name |
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Westernize |
Military Modernization |
Province decisions
As well, there are province decisions:
Nation Specific
Icon | Country | Name |
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Designate Calais as The Staple Port |
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Introduce Provincial Taxation System |
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Take Control of the Guilds |
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Border Patrols |
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Coastal Defense |
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Repair of the Great Wall |
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Construct the Forbidden City |
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Adopt the Devshirme System |
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Adopt the Provincial Government System |
Civic
Icon | Name |
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Promote Land Enclosure | |
Intelligence Agency | |
Yearly Provincial Festivals | |
Provincial Court System | |
Town Hall | |
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Embassy |
Colonial
Icon | Name |
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Improve Frontier Defences |
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Establish Penal Colony |
Colonial Takeover
Icon | Name |
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Assimilate Colony |
Construction
Icon | Name |
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Build Royal Palace | |
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Improve fort defense |
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Repair fort |
Cultural
Icon | Name |
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Support Local Customs |
Promote Cultural Unity | |
Arrange festival |
Holy Roman Empire
Icon | Name |
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Join the Holy Roman Empire | |
Abandon the Holy Roman Empire | |
Return Unlawful Territory |
National Focus
Icon | Name |
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Enact settlement policy |
Revoke settlement policy | |
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Expand the bureaucracy |
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Formalize scales, weights and measures. |
Military
Icon | Name |
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Support Local Shipbuilding | |
Establish Recruiting Centre | |
Establish March! |
Religion
Icon | Name |
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Support Religious Minorities |
Removed with Divine Wind
- Build a glorious monument
- Build post office
- Conduct population census
- Declare archdiocese
- Enact Land Reform
- Establish grain depot
- Extend road network
- Order canal project
Religious decisions
Finally, there are religious decisions which are accessed from the religion tab (marked with a cross):
Nation specific
Icon | Country | Name |
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Portugal ![]() |
Institute the Societas Jesu |
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Spain ![]() |
Establish Spanish Inquisition |
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Mughals ![]() |
Introduce Din-i Illahi |
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Aztec ![]() |
Religious sacrifices |
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Ottomans ![]() |
Enact Ottoman Tolerance |
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France ![]() |
Enact Edict de Nantes |
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Revoke Edict de Nantes |
Christian
Muslim
Icon | Available to | Name |
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Establish Sheikh ul-Islam Office |
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Adopt the Title of Khalifa |
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Denouncement of Sect Practises |
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Islamic Centre of Scholarly |
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Introduce Jizya | |
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Establish an Ibadat Khana |
Eastern religions
Pagans
Icon | Available to | Name |
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Encourage divination |
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Introduce vision quest |